Re: Is dark chocolate really good for you?

"jay1000" <jfschonSpamguarD@xxxxxxx> wrote in part:

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>"Jim Chinnis" <jchinnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Peabody <waybackKILLSPAM44@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:
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>>>Jim Chinnis says...
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>>> > According to papers I had no reason to disbelieve, Mars
>>> > has studied how to produce chocolate with a high (but
>>> > still markedly reduced from raw cocoa) flavonoid
>>> > content. I even wrote to Mars to ask questions about
>>> > their products--CocoaPro in particular. Their response
>>> > was that I'd have to wait and see what they introduced
>>> > to the US market...
>>>
>>>-snip-
>>>
>>> > When I absolutely must have chocolate, I buy a bit of
>>> > Mars's Dove Dark.
>>>
>>>Is it your understanding that Mars' Dove chocolate is not a
>>>CocoaPro product with higher than average flavonoid levels?
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>> My understanding is that Mars's Dove Dark chocolates contain some
>> of the cocoa that is the basis of CocoaPro and thus has higher
>> flavanols than the average of commercial dark chocolates.
>> --
>> Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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>It is on sale in the US, but under the name CocoaVia and not CocoaPro.
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>http://www.cocoavia.com/
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>$1 per bar...2 per day recommended...by Mars

Well, this is a candy bar with tremendous potential for weight
gain. It would be fine for those who are too thin. The cocoa--if
made available--would make a good adult hot drink if served like
coffee or tea and not with huge amounts of sugar.
--
Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA
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